“I lucked out-- went to the Andre Zarre Gallery\, 529
West 20th St. I was immediately struck by the d
epth and originality of what I assumed were painted works by Beata Drozd. T
here is a clarity of line as well as a complex three-dimensional depth to h
er figures and backgrounds. The faces are vividly alive\, the costumes are
intricate with color detail. I thought there is humanity\, subtlety and emo
tion in her brush. Then I found out that there is no brush— it’s all collag
e: thousands of pieces of paper cut from magazines and pasted on her canvas
to form impossible pictures. I was stunned by the beauty and artistry of t
his multifaceted\, elaborate work\, and wished I could spend hours explorin
g each of these extraordinary pictures.”